30 Seconds To Mars Almost Didn't Finish 'Kings And Queens' Video Nov 13, 2009
" As it follows the band and an army of extras (creatively pierced bike messengers, fire-breathing mimes, etc.) on a triumphant critical mass bike ride through Los Angeles, the clip is every bit as epic as you'd expect from Leto and Co., who have previously gone to the ends of the Earth to make great videos er, "short films. " "We've been to the People's Republic of China and made a 14-minute-long short film [for the song 'From Yesterday']," Leto noted. "And then we went to the Arctic, and sat... (VHI.com -- Music News)
30 Seconds To Mars' 'Kings And Queens' Video: Watch An Exclusive Preview! Nov 10, 2009
" It's not known if the horse or the clown from the earlier teaser trailer will actually appear in the final version of the "Kings" video, but we're pretty sure the bike messengers will ... mostly because we were on hand last month when 30STM filmed the segment. "We're doing all-night shoots. That was my big, dumb idea, to shoot at night," Leto told MTV News. "But I think this city is a beautiful place at night, and we have these empty streets, and it's kind of a haunting, forgotten landscape. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Pabst beer chugging away at sales Sep 17, 2009
Back in 2004, Pabst executed a highly effective word-of-mouth campaign that made the long-declining brand an "ironic downscale chic" choice for bike messengers and other younger drinkers who viewed the beer as a statement of non-mainstream taste. PBR sales surged by nearly 17% that year, and have climbed at single-digit rates since, until this year, when the recession sent its sales soaring as more drinkers were pushed into the subpremium category. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Lobbyists Use 'Stand-ins' to Help Collar Congressmen Aug 19, 2009
Washington Express has 50 to 60 bike messengers who stand in lines and work as couriers for the company. Zine Hosein, 63, and Rose Hosein, 60, have been saving places in line for others for five years after their daughter told them about the gig. (Newsmax)
Stand-ins hold spots for lobbyists Aug 19, 2009
Washington Express has 50 to 60 bike messengers who stand in lines and work as couriers for the company. You get paid for doing nothing just standingZine Hosein, 63, and Rose Hosein, 60, have been saving places in line for others for five years after their daughter told them about the gig. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Messenger doesn't just go along for the ride Aug 4, 2009
With communications increasingly dominated by e-mail, and the e-filing of government and legal papers, demand for bike messengers is less than half of what it was a decade ago ... I don't know how many bike messengers there were at the peak ... There were probably 500 bike messengers back then. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Guy Gear: Fixed-Gear Bikes For Be... Aug 2, 2009
Guy Gear: Fixed-Gear Bikes They started on the track, rocketing around velodromes at high velocity; then the bike messengers snatched them up, looking for light, fast, uber-reliable bikes that could withstand hellish urban war zones; then the hipsters caught wind, drawn to their clean lines and vintage looks. Now you want in on the action, and you're eying your first fixed-gear bike. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Bicycles built for love Jul 30, 2009
An estimated 300 bike messengers will compete in the North American Cycle Courier Championships tomorrow, darting and dodging through Boston s narrow streets in a race called an alleycat. It s hard-core. (Boston Globe)
Quiet anti-conformity at Paris Men's Fashion Week Jul 1, 2009
" "One day you wear something classical, the next day a T-shirt, there is no uniform," said Ossendrijver. Likewise at Louis Vuitton, where singers Keziah Jones and The Black Eyed Peas hogged front row seats, designer Paul Helbers threw out designs inspired by New York City's bike messengers that were cut for functionality, with jackets short and trousers rolled up for protection. Sleeveless jackets, short jackets, waistcoats, low-slung pants and harem trousers were popular throughout the shows.... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Eyepopping Prints And Sexy Sailor Looks In Paris Jun 26, 2009
Vuitton looked to New York City's daredevil bike messengers for inspiration for its sportswear-meets-luxury display, which married citrus tones and muted mossy greens and grayish purples. Both Gaultier and German suitmaker Hugo Boss delivered strong, mariner-inspired collections in navy and white stripes, though Gaultier's sailor _ with his clear plastic paneling and sheer fabrics _ was hands-down the sexiest of the two. (CBS News -- World)
Fashion thumbs nose at crisis at Paris men's shows Jun 26, 2009
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Paris fashion snubs crisis Jun 26, 2009
At Louis Vuitton, where singers Keziah Jones and The Black Eyed Peas hogged front row seats, designer Paul Helbers threw out 54 designs inspired by New York City's bike messengers that were decidedly anti bling-bling. Cut for functionality, jackets were short and trousers rolled up for protection. (iAfrica.com)
Brash Allston ice cream shop drops its Herrell's identity Jun 23, 2009
Rock musicians, bike messengers, and local characters showed up for coffee and stayed all day. Along the way, the managers had skirmishes with the corporate side, such as when it put the kibosh on the logo, which also featured a double entendre. (Boston Globe)
Flu brings less crime, blue sky to Mexico City May 1, 2009
Bike messengers, street cleaners and dog walkers strolled easily along quiet streets, emptied of the exhaust-belching, horn-blowing Hummers, SUVs, moving vans and trucks that normally crowd them. "Some people are even saying they don't want their pets to go out, because they're afraid they'll catch something," 18-year-old dog walker Carlos Alfredo Rey Zamora said, a face mask dangling from his neck. (MSNBC -- International)
PEDALING REVOLUTION Mar 22, 2009
Can New York City bike messengers and taxi drivers share the road. As author Jeff Mapes found out for his new book, "Pedaling Revolution," not everyone thinks so. (New York Post -- Opinions)
A talk with Graham Pullin: Why prosthetics should be beautiful Mar 15, 2009
But what would happen if, say, an underground fashion company for bike messengers took on such a design. And what if the result not only lent some mainstream cool to the person using it, but sparked new ways of thinking about waterproof design and technology. (Boston Globe)
'Fixies' bombing through a neighborhood near you Feb 16, 2009
Their use changed in the 1980s when they became the ride of choice among bike messengers in San Francisco, Portland, Ore. and Seattle, as well as in Honolulu, said Gary Gavin, general manager of The Bike Shop. (Honolulu Advertiser)
